Basic Today in Birthdays and Deaths for February 20

Last Updated 02-27-2018

🎭Lauren Ambrose -- is 40 in the year 2018 and 41 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1978Actress, ProducerTV Shows: Six Feet Under (as Claire Fisher)Movie Titles: Can't Hardly Wait, Sleepwalk with Me, Psycho Beach Party, Starting Out in the Evening

🎵🎸Jon Brant -- is 64 in the year 2018 and 65 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1954Rock & Roll Singer, Rock & Roll BassistGroup Names: Cheap Trick

⚖Gordon Brown -- is 67 in the year 2018 and 68 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1951Head of State, ScotishMisc: ex-British Prime Minister

🎵🎸Ian Brown -- is 55 in the year 2018 and 56 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1963Rock & Roll Singer, EnglishGroup Names: Stone Roses

🏆🏀Robert Churchwell -- is 46 in the year 2018 and 47 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1972NBA Player

🎭Ria Coyne -- is 56 in the year 2018 and 57 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1962ComedienneMovie Titles: Batman Forever, Seven Days of Grace

🎭🏆Cindy Crawford -- is 52 in the year 2018 and 53 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1966TV Hostess, Producer, Exerciser, ModelNames/Places: b. in DeKalb, IL; Richard Gere's ex-wifeMisc: was mentioned in a Happy Schnapps Combo songTV Shows: House of Style

Catherine Cummins -- is 66 in the year 2018 and 67 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1952Misc: first of five siblings born on 2/20

Carol Cummins -- is 65 in the year 2018 and 66 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1953Misc: second of five siblings born on 2/20

Charles Cummins -- is 62 in the year 2018 and 63 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1956Misc: third of five siblings born on 2/20

Claudia Cummins -- is 57 in the year 2018 and 58 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1961Misc: fourth of five siblings born on 2/20

🎭🏆Carol Ficatier De Beaufort -- is 60 in the year 2018 and 61 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1958Actress, Model, Playmate, FrenchNames/Places: RN:Carol FicatierMisc: December 1985

🎭🎵Majandra Delfino -- is 37 in the year 2018 and 38 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1981Actress, Singer, VenezuelanTV Shows: The Tony Danza Show, Roswell (as Maria De Luca)Movie Titles: Traffic, Don't Come Knocking, Life as We Know It

🎭🏆Sandy Duncan -- is 72 in the year 2018 and 73 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1946TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Cartoon Voice Actress, ExerciserNames/Places: b. in Henderson, TXMisc: stage: The Music Man, The Sound of Music, Peter PanTV Shows: Funny Face, Sandy Duncan Show, Roots (as Missy), Hogan Family (as Sandy Hogan)Movie Titles: The Fox and the Hound, The Cat from Outer Space, The Swan Princess

🎭Marj Dusay -- is 82 in the year 2018 and 83 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1936TV/Soap ActressTV Shows: The Facts of Life (as Monica Warner), Bret Maverick, Capitol, Santa Barbara, Guiding Light, All My Children

🎵Barbara Laine Ellis -- is 78 in the year 2018 and 79 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1940Pop Singer, Doo Wop PerformerGroup Names: The Fleetwoods

🏆🏒Phil Esposito -- is 76 in the year 2018 and 77 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1942Hall of Famer, NHL General Manager, NHL Center, CanadianNames/Places: b. in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; FN:Philip AnthonyMisc: playing cereer 1963-1981; the first NHL player to score 100 points in a season (126 in 1969); 6-time All-NHL first team with Boston; 2-time MVP (1969,74); 5-time scoring champ; star of 1972 Canada-Soviet series; president-GM of NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, 778 career goals, the first one to get 70 goals in one seasonSports Teams: Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers (player then General Manager)

🎭Jack Falahee -- is 29 in the year 2018 and 30 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1989ActorTV Shows: How to Get Away with Murder (as Connor Walsh)Movie Titles: Rage, Sunburn, Slider

🎭Willie Garson -- is 54 in the year 2018 and 55 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1964Actor, Producer/DirectorTV Shows: White CollarMovie Titles: Groundhog Day, Bring John Malkovich, There's Something About Mary

🏆⚽Jimmy Greaves -- is 78 in the year 2018 and 79 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1940Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, EnglishMisc: one of England's top international goalscorers

🏆🏒Brent Gretzky -- is 46 in the year 2018 and 47 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1972NHL Center, CanadianNames/Places: brother of Wayne and Keith

⚖🏆🥊Antonio Inoki -- is 75 in the year 2018 and 76 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1943Hall of Famer, Politician, Mixed Martial Arts, Wrestler, JapaneseNames/Places: RN:Kanji Inoki, then Muhammad Hussain Inoki

🎵Craig "Doodlebug" "Knowledge" Irving -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967RapperGroup Names: Digable Planets

🏆🏀James (Basketball) Johnson -- is 31 in the year 2018 and 32 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1987 N.S.NBA Forward

🏆🏀Stephon Marbury -- is 41 in the year 2018 and 42 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1977NBA Player

🎵🎸Kee Marcello -- is 58 in the year 2018 and 59 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1960Rock & Roll Guitarist, SwedishGroup Names: Europe

🎵Leland Martin -- is 61 in the year 2018 and 62 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1957Country Singer

🏆⚾Brian McCann -- is 34 in the year 2018 and 35 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1984 N.S.MLB CatcherMisc: All Star MVP 2010Sports Teams: Atlanta Braves

⚖Mitch McConnell -- is 76 in the year 2018 and 77 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1942Senator

🏆🏈Will Moore -- is 48 in the year 2018 and 49 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1970NFL Wide Receiver

Joanne Moulding -- is 41 in the year 2018 and 42 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1977Celebrity DaughterNames/Places: Carol & Colin's (XTC) daughter

🎭🎵Jessie Mueller -- is 35 in the year 2018 and 36 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1983Actress, Singer

🎭Ray Nicholson -- is 26 in the year 2018 and 27 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1992Actor, DirectorNames/Places: RN: Raymond Broussard Nicholson; Rebecca Broussard and Jack's son

🎭Trevor Noah -- is 34 in the year 2018 and 35 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1984 N.S.Comedian, South AfricanTV Shows: The Daily Show

✍🎭🏆Jennifer O'Neill -- is 70 in the year 2018 and 71 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1948Writer, TV/Movie Actress, Model, BrazilianNames/Places: b. in Rio de Janeiro; wed 6x'sMisc: has a ministry called Silent No MoreTV Shows: Bare Essence, Cover UpMovie Titles: Scanners, Summer of '42, Rio Lobo, A Force of One

🎭🏆Lorraine Olivia -- is 50 in the year 2018 and 51 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1968Actress, Model, PlaymateMisc: November 1990

🏆🏁Roger Penske -- is 81 in the year 2018 and 82 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1937Hall of Famer, Auto RacerMisc: national Sports Car driving champion (1964); established racing team in 1961; co-founder of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART); Penske Racing entered 1994 with a record 79 IndyCar victories, including 9 Indianapolis 500s and 8 IndyCar points championships; won 10th Indy 500 in '94; also Formula One and NASCAR

🎭Daniella Pineda -- is 31 in the year 2018 and 32 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1987 N.S.Actress, MexicanMovie Titles: The Vampire Diaries (as Sophie)

⛪🎭Sidney Poitier -- is 91 in the year 2018 and 92 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1927Roman Catholic, TV/Movie Actor, Movie DirectorNames/Places: b. in Miami, Fla.Misc: some say b. in 1924 or on February 24Movie Titles: Blackboard Jungle, To Sir With Love, The Jackal, Porgy and Bess, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Lilies of the Field, In The Heat of the Night

🏆Bob Richards -- is 92 in the year 2018 and 93 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1926Olympic Athlete, Track and FieldNames/Places: NN:Vaulting VicarMisc: only 2-time Olympic gold medalist in pole vault (1952,56).

🎭Jake Richardson -- is 33 in the year 2018 and 34 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1985ActorTV Shows: FudgeMovie Titles: Clerks II, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

🎵Rihanna -- is 30 in the year 2018 and 31 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1988Rhythm and Blues SingerNames/Places: RN: Robyn Rihanna FentySong Titles: Pon De Replay, SOS, Unfaithful, Break It Off, Umbrella (featuring Jay-Z), Shut Up and Drive, Hate That I Love You (featuring Ne-Yo), Don't Stop the Music, Take a Bow, Disturbia, Rehab, Russian Roulette, Hard, Rude Boy, Only Girl (in the World), What's My Name? (featuring Drake), S&N, Cheers (Drink to That), We Found Love (featuring Calvin Harris), Where Have You Been, Diamonds, Stay, FourFiveSeconds (with Kanye West and Paul McCartney), WorkAlbum Titles: Music of the Sun, A Girl Like Me, Good Girl Gone Bad, Rated R, Loud, Talk That Talk, Unapologetic, Anti

🏆🏈Bryan Robinson -- is 48 in the year 2018 and 49 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1970NFL Defensive EndSports Teams: St. Louis Rams

🏆🏈Jeff Robinson -- is 48 in the year 2018 and 49 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1970NFL Player

🎭Rodney Rowland -- is 54 in the year 2018 and 55 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1964ActorTV Shows: Pensacola: Wings of Gold (as Chaser), Space And Beyond (as Cooper Hawkes)Movie Titles: The 6th Day

🏆🏒Christian Ruuttu -- is 55 in the year 2018 and 56 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1963NHL Player, Finnish

🏆🏈Adam Schreiber -- is 56 in the year 2018 and 57 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1962NFL Guard

🎵Nurv Shiner -- is 97 in the year 2018 and 98 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1921Songwriter, Country Singer/Guitarist, AmericanNames/Places: RFN:MervinSong Titles: Peter Cottontail

🎭🏆⚽Andrew Shue -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967TV/Movie Actor, Soccer PlayerNames/Places: Elizabeth's brotherTV Shows: Melrose Place (as Billy Campbell)Movie Titles: The Rainmaker, Gracie

🏆🏈Chris Singleton -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967NFL Linebacker

🎵🏆Tiffany Sky -- is 33 in the year 2018 and 34 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1985Radio Disc Jock, Model, Playmate, Puerto RicanMisc: August 2007

🎵🎸Sebastian Steinberg -- is 59 in the year 2018 and 60 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1959Rock & Roll MusicianGroup Names: Soul Coughing

🎭French Stewart -- is 54 in the year 2018 and 55 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1964ActorTV Shows: The New WKRP in Cincinnatti (as Razor Dee), Hercules (as Icarus), 3rd Rock From The Sun (as Harry Solomon), Mom (as Rudy)Movie Titles: Stargate The Movie, Leaving Las Vegas, Home Alone 4

🎭Peter Strauss -- is 71 in the year 2018 and 72 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1947TV/Movie Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, NarratorNames/Places: b. in New York CityTV Shows: Rich Man Poor Man, Masada, Young Joe the Forgotten Kennedy, The Jericho Mile (TV movie), Kane & Abel, Moloney (as Dr. Nicholas "Nick" Moloney), State of the Union (as Narrator)Movie Titles: The Secret of NIMH, Nick of Time

🎭Imogen Stubbs -- is 57 in the year 2018 and 58 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1961Actress, EnglishTV Shows: Big Kids (as Sarah Spiller)Movie Titles: Sense and Sensibility, Twelfth Night or What You Will, Erik the Viking, True Colours

🎭Lili Taylor -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967ActressTV Shows: Six Feet UnderMovie Titles: Mystic Pizza, The Conjuring, Say Anything, High Fidelity, The Haunting, Mystic Pizza, Ransom, A Slipping Down Life, Starting Out in the Evening

🎭Miles Teller -- is 31 in the year 2018 and 32 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1987 N.S.ActorMovie Titles: Whiplash, Fantastic Four

🎵Chris Thile -- is 37 in the year 2018 and 38 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1981Mandolin, Country SingerGroup Names: Nickel Creek, The Punch Brothers

🏆🏈Broderick Thomas -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967NFL Linebacker

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Harlow Thomas -- is 15 in the year 2018 and 16 in the year 2019; b.2/20/2003Celebrity SonNames/Places: Patricia Arquette and Thomas's son

🎭Ivana Trump -- is 69 in the year 2018 and 70 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1949ActressNames/Places: Donald's ex-wife

🏆🏁Bobby Unser -- is 84 in the year 2018 and 85 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1934Hall of Famer, Auto RacerNames/Places: b. in Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Al Sr.'s brother.Misc: 2-time USAC/CART national champion (1968,74); 3-time winner of Indy 500 (1968,75,81); retired after 1981 season; 35 career wins

🎭Rodney Van Johnson -- is 57 in the year 2018 and 58 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1961ActorTV Shows: Pensacola: Wings of Gold (as Cipher)

🎨✍🎭Gloria Vanderbilt -- is 94 in the year 2018 and 95 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1924Fashion Designer, Poet, Stage ActressNames/Places: b. in New York CityMisc: designer jeans pioneer

🏆🏈Tommy Vardell -- is 49 in the year 2018 and 50 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1969NFL Fullback

🏆⚾Justin Verlander -- is 35 in the year 2018 and 36 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1983 N.S.MLB PitcherMisc: AL Cy Young Award winner and MVP 2011, ALCS MVP (2017)Sports Teams: Detroit Tigers

🎭John Voldstad -- is 67 in the year 2018 and 68 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1951Actor, NorweiganTV Shows: Newhart (as other brother Darryl)Movie Titles: Forrest Gump, Stripes, Leprechaun

🏆🏈Tom Waddle -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967NFL Wide Receiver

🎭Claudette Wells -- is 64 in the year 2018 and 65 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1954Actress, Cartoon Voice ActressTV Shows: Square Pegs (as LaDonna Fredericks)Movie Titles: Mulan, The Princess and the Frog, Shrek, Mr. Peabody and Sherman

🎭James Wilby -- is 60 in the year 2018 and 61 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1958Actor, BurmeseMovie Titles: Maurice, Gosford Park, A Handful of Dust, Howard's End

🏆🏈Wally Williams -- is 47 in the year 2018 and 48 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1971NFL Player

🎭🎵🎷Nancy (Jazz Singer) Wilson -- is 81 in the year 2018 and 82 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1937Actress, Jazz Singer, Soul SingerNames/Places: b. in Chillicothe, OhioMisc: NOT the Heart singer; some say b. 1940

🏆🏒Brendan Witt -- is 43 in the year 2018 and 44 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1975NHL Defensive, Canadian

🎵🎸Billy Zoom -- is 70 in the year 2018 and 71 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1948Alternative Rock MusicianGroup Names: X

✍Pierre Boulle -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/20/1912 d.1/30/1994 (81)Novelist, FrenchMisc: his best-sellers "Bridge on the River Kwai" and "Planet of the Apes" became hit moviesBook Titles: Bridge on the River Kwai, Planet of the Apes

🎵🎸Kurt Cobain -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/20/1967 d.4/5/1994 (27)Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Heavy Metal Singer, Heavy Metal GuitarstMisc: April 8 is the day he was found dead by his own handGroup Names: Nirvana

✍Joshua Slocum -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/20/1844 d.11/14/1909 (65)Author, CanadianMisc: seaman and adventurer who was the first man in recorded history to sail around the world singlehandedly. Died on or shortly after Nov 14, 1909.

🎭🎵Russell Hunting -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/8/1864 d.2/20/1943 (78)Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, SingerMisc: a comic entertainer, a pioneer sound recordist, and an influential figure in the early years of the recording music industry.

✍📰Dard Hunter -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/29/1883 d.2/20/1966 (82)Writer, PrinterMisc: an American authority on printing, paper, and papermaking, especially by hand, using the tools and craft of four centuries prior.

⚛Charles Knowlton -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/10/1800 d.2/20/1850 (49)PhysicianMisc: whose popular treatise on birth control, the object of celebrated court actions in the United States and England, initiated the widespread use of contraceptives.

💰Ferruccio Lamborghini -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/28/1916 d.2/20/1993 (76)Manufacturer, ItalianMisc: Founded a luxury car company that produced some of the fastest, most expensive, and sought-after sports cars in the world.